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  • Writer's pictureKellie Farrish
    • May 13
    • 1 min read

Virginia Resources

Virginia Probate Records: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Virginia_Probate_Records

Wills and Estate Records, 1633-1800: https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/wills

Fairfax County Historic Records Center: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/historic-records-center/finding-aids/wills

Virginia Slave Births Index, Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Virginia,_Slave_Birth_Index_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records

African American Resources for Virginia: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/African_American_Resources_for_Virginia

Slavery in Virginia: A Selected Bibliography, The Library of Virginia: https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/slaveryinva.pdf

Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative (Pre-1865 experiences of African Americans: https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&collectionId=81107304620005756&lang=en

George Washington's 29-page will, "A Decision to Free his Slaves- Mount Vernon": https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/washingtons-1799-will/#:~:text=In%201782%2C%20toward%20the%20end,of%20the%20governor%20and%20council.

Virginia Slaves Freed After 1782: https://www.freeafricanamericans.com/virginiafreeafter1782.htmhttps://www.freeafricanamericans.com/virginiafreeafter1782.htm




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